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Jane Austen 1775–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1775

Birth Location: Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 6 Jan 1817

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Revd Austen

Mother: Cassandra Leigh

Spouse(s): Thomas LEFROY

Children(s):

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Revd George Austen And Cassandra Leigh. Jane Austen married Benjamin Lefroy, Thomas Langlois Lord Chief Justice Of Ireland Partner Of Jane Austen Lefroy. Jane Austen passed away in 1817 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England, the child of Revd George Austen And Cassandra Leigh.
  • Jane Austen married Benjamin Lefroy, Thomas Langlois Lord Chief Justice Of Ireland Partner Of Jane Austen Lefroy.
  • Jane Austen passed away in 1817 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Jane Austen's Ancestors

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Jane Austen
1775–1817
Birth Place: Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Parents
Revd George Austen
1731–1805
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Cassandra Leigh
1739–1827
Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
~ (Dr. William) Austen
1700–1737
Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Hampson
1696–1733
Broadford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Austen's Timeline

3 Records

1775
16 Dec 1775
Birth of Jane Austen in Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
1817
18 Jul 1817
Age 42
Death of Jane Austen in Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
1817
6 Jan 1817
Age 42
Burial of Jane Austen in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1775
    Event Place: Steventon, Basingstoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 01; Page: 731
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1817
    Event Place: Winchester, City of Winchester, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 01; Page: 731
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1817
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

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